ACT XX | SCENE XCVIII

❝WHITE GOLD❞

THE COOL NIGHT breeze tousled jangmi's hair about, the dress she wore dancing in the wind. her strawberries and cream scent wafted into jimin's nose as he trailed behind her, admiring her beauty.

he fidgeted with the rings adorning his fingers, heart pounding so loudly, he was surprised jangmi didn't hear it. his eyes followed her every movement, noticing the slight skip in her step. jimin's lips pulled up in natural reaction.

the floral scent of the garden filled his nostrils, reminding him they were almost there. the time was near. he didn't think it was possible but his heart began to beat even faster like a drum solo going in high tempo. his mind was whirling, his breathing shallowed.

"jimbub, where are we going?" her voice pulled him out of his thoughts. "you'll see. just keep walking." his voice somehow came out steady. one hand reached to brush against her back. she looked ethereal in the short pastel blue light jersey and organza dress she wore. "okay, but if you're leading me to some sort of beautiful death, i'll haunt you for the rest of your life."

he laughed at her words, feeling more at ease. "you're not going to die, i promise." he moved forward so that his breath brushed against her nape, tickling the sensitive skin. he felt her shiver and grinned softly. "just a bit more." he added, stepping back. "mhm," she hummed out, making him smile again.

he walked slowly, allowing her to be a few paces ahead of him. when the soft falls of her powder blue heels against the soil ceased, he stopped moving completely.

"jimin," her voice came out breathy, eyes focused on the gazebo that stood at the centre of the garden, right in front of her. creeping flowers snaked around the white structure. but that wasn't what stopped jangmi in her steps. along with the flowers wrapped around the gazebo were fairy lights that had suddenly come on.

"jimin?" she called softly, turning around when he didn't reply. one foot stepped back when she saw jimin on one knee. her hands came up to cover her open mouth, gasp escaping parted lips.

she watched as he reached around his neck and unclasped the necklace he always wore. "j-jimin, what are you doing?" she managed to say, eyes blinking furiously. he slipped the ring pendant off slowly, holding it between his thumb and index finger.

his eyes drifted up, meeting her glossy ones. "i've held on to this for five years. on this day exactly five years ago, i planned on doing this but things didn't go the way i'd expected." he chuckled nervously. "i wanted to toss it but i never could. i didn't know why but i just couldn't let it go. i lied to myself about the reason i kept it on me. it was supposed to be a reminder of my apparent frivolous youth. but really it was hope."

he took a deep breath, chest heaving with the action. "i kept hoping, subconsciously, that i'd get to do this. get to show you the gravity of my love. i love you, jangmi, so much that it's unreal. i love you. i love you. i'd shout it on the rooftop of any building in the world."

jangmi sputtered, unable to stop the tears that ran down her cheeks in a steady trail. she simply stood, saying nothing and just listening. unable to move, just staring at him.

"i know this day is full of bad memories for you, some of them, my fault. and for that i'll be eternally sorry. i'm sorry i made you cry on a day that was already difficult for you to celebrate. so i want to change that. i want to replace those bad memories with good ones. i want to make you smile everyday for the rest of our lives." he blew out a shaky breath.

"so, will you marry me, jangmi?"

his eyes were glistening with hope as he looked up at the woman who couldn't seem to form a single word. her hands pressed against the lower half of her face. her eyes wet with tears that ran tracks down her face to the backs of her hands.

"say yes, please, or he might die!" a deep voice hollered, pulling the couple's attention from each other for only a second. jimin's eyes shut momentarily in embarrassment at his best friend's inability to let the moment breathe.

"taehyung might have to marry him if you don't!" namjoon's voice followed, making it worse. "shut up you two, you're ruining the moment." seokjin's low voice was accompanied by loud smacking sounds. jimin couldn't help the smile on his face, head shaking in slight mortification.

"say yes, mummy!" the woman laughed at the sound of her daughter's voice followed by hoseok's soft shushing. sniffling, she dropped her hands, nodding her head and letting tears fly with the action. "yes."

jumping on his feet with a huge grin, jimin grabbed her face and pulled her into a kiss. thumbs wiped tear tracks. "i love you." he mumbled against her lips. "i love you too." she whispered back softly. pressing another kiss to her lips, he slipped the white gold ring onto her finger. smiling as he glanced at it and back up at her, he brushed strands of flying hair back from her face.

"perfect." he whispered. the ruby embedded ring looked absolutely beautiful on her finger. his heart was still beating like a horse running free in the wild. this was it. this was the moment that had been frozen for five years. and it had finally caught up with them.

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AHHHH FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR 500K READS!! LIKE BISH THAT'S ACTUALLY HALF A MILLION WUT IM- WOW
SECONDLY, IT FINALLY HAPPENED THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED YEET
I'M SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL I'M GOING TO SHOW Y'ALL A SNEAK PEEK OF THE NEW STORY I'M WORKING ON, ITS CALLED THE RUNAWAYS:
his gaze narrowed, peering down at her. "i'm going to let you in on something, lilian." her name rolled off his tongue like venom. yet it made her skin tingle the way hearing him say her name always did. "i'm fucking livid." he rasped, leaning down so that they were face level.
lilian's lips parted slightly, her mouth suddenly going dry. "w-why?" she spluttered, even though she already knew the answer. "because," his gaze slowly moved up her body before meeting hers. instead of speaking, he just stared at her, his eyes burning holes into hers.
that's the sneak peek! can you guess who the mc is ?? it's the prince au by the way. hope you like it when it drops!